Verizon's FiOS TV service available in Middleton, Massachusetts

Thu. November 20, 2008; Posted: 06:09 AM

Nov 20, 2008 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- VZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), a provider of broadband and other wireline and wireless communications, announced on Wednesday (19 November) that the company has been authorised to offer its FiOS TV services in Middleton, Massachusetts, USA.

FiOS TV service is provided through an advanced all-digital, fibre-optic network straight to customers' homes. It offers a broad collection of all-digital programming, over 100 high-definition channels in Massachusetts and more than 11,000 VOD titles, 8,500 of which are free. In addition to FiOS TV, Verizon's fibre network also offers high-speed FiOS Internet service at download speeds up to 50 Mb/s and upload speeds up to 20 Mb/s.

This authorisation reportedly brings to 85 the total number of Massachusetts communities where Verizon's FiOS TV is or will soon be available.

Verizon said that the company is currently in negotiations with several other communities in Massachusetts to obtain additional FiOS TV franchises.

The company said that the Middleton franchise agreement contains provisions for the network's future growth; financial support and capacity for educational and government access channels; cable service to government buildings; and other important benefits to the towns, including insurance, indemnification and enforcement protections.

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